The Argumentative Theory of Human Reason We did not evolve to reason individually but to reason socially

The argumentative theory of reasoning proposes that reason did not evolve to help us to reason individually but to reason together – in other words, socially. Reasoning is generally seen as the process of thinking about something to help us come to better beliefs and decisions. However, there is substantial evidence that our reasoning process, … Continue reading The Argumentative Theory of Human Reason We did not evolve to reason individually but to reason socially

Introduction: Principles of Conversational Leadership The Principles of Conversational Leadership

The problem – our world is a mess. The context – our world is complex. The outcome – our old ways of working are failing—the response – read on. The story so far Our world is hyper-connected, and these connections create massive complexity. As human beings, we are also complex organisms with highly complex natures. … Continue reading Introduction: Principles of Conversational Leadership The Principles of Conversational Leadership

Thinking Together Talking with each other beats talking to ourselves

There are two conversations. The face-to-face external conversations we have with other people. And the silent internal conversations or inner conversations we have with ourselves, in our heads. Thinking and spoken discourse are the same thing, except that what we call thinking is, precisely, the inward dialogue carried on by the mind with itself without spoken sound. … Continue reading Thinking Together Talking with each other beats talking to ourselves

Collective Sense-making Café ** Only a community of minds can show us the truth

Collective Sense-making [Status: stub] POST NAVIGATION Pop-up all posts in this chapter × Knowledge Café ApplicationsIntroduction: Knowledge Café Applications The Knowledge Café is as much a state of mind as it is a fixed processReading Group Café A reading group, reading circle or book discussion clubEngagement Café Conversation is king. Content is just something to … Continue reading Collective Sense-making Café ** Only a community of minds can show us the truth

Become a Conversation Architect A conversation architect designs and convenes conversations

Conversations occur spontaneously in various contexts with little or no thought about who should be involved or how they should be convened or managed. Spontaneous conversations are valuable, but it makes better sense to take a more formal, structured approach to some issues. Designing such meetings is the role of the conversation architect. Managers and … Continue reading Become a Conversation Architect A conversation architect designs and convenes conversations

We Know So Much but Understand So Little It is through conversation we make sense of the world

Knowledge Management tends to focus on the management of information in the belief that if we have more information, better quality information, and more accessible information, we will do our jobs better. This belief is just not true. We need more. Let’s say we had perfect information – stored in a single, enormous, readily available … Continue reading We Know So Much but Understand So Little It is through conversation we make sense of the world

Wisdom of Crowds of Crowds Crowds within a crowd outperform 'wisdom of the crowd'

The wisdom of crowds is the concept that large groups of people are collectively smarter than individuals regarding problem-solving, decision-making, and predicting. However, the method can be improved with the wisdom of crowds of crowds. In the concept of the wisdom of crowds, individuals in a group are privately asked to answer a question, such … Continue reading Wisdom of Crowds of Crowds Crowds within a crowd outperform ‘wisdom of the crowd’